document.write( "Question 351715: what is the slope of. 3x-8y=4 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #251326 by ewatrrr(24785)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note: to determine the slope: solve for y in order to put the equation of the line in the slope-intercept form y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept (the value of y when the line passes thru the y-axis)
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\n" ); document.write( "3x-8y=4
\n" ); document.write( "3x -4 = 8y
\n" ); document.write( "(3/8)x -1/2 = y
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\n" ); document.write( "y = (3/8)x -1/2
\n" ); document.write( "slope = (3/8) Slope is a positive number, therefore line slants to the right
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\n" ); document.write( "(As y varies by 3, x varies in the same direction by 8!)
\n" ); document.write( "y-intercept is -1/2 (0,-1/2) a point on the line
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\n" ); document.write( "(0, -1/2) and (8, 2.5) and (-8, -3.5) are points on the line\r
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